Agenda Meeting Two - October 19, 2016

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  • Instructor comments (note scheduling page):
  • Chide people who have not joined the wiki - there are a couple
  • Photos - ditto
  • Odyssey Oct. 24 Books 1,5,9,10 Oct 26 Books 11-13 ,16 Oct 31 Books 19, 22,24, Introduction
  • Resources:
  • Essentials of narrative - What is a story song?
    • Story songs are songs in which the focus is on the lyrics, and those lyrics tell a complete story—they do not merely describe an emotion or explain a situation
    • They may be found in any genre, though they are most common traditional ballads and the folk tradition and in country western music.
    • To tell a story, a song must contain a character and a series of events that make up a conflict.
    • The conflict is created by a character’s strong desire and the obstacles that prevent the fulfillment of this desire.
    • The basic story structure includes an exposition, in which the character is introduced and the situation explained; complications, in which the conflict escalates; a climax, at which point the action reaches its highest pitch and the outcome is decided, falling action or denouement that moves toward an ending, and a resolution that points toward what will happen in the future. In short stories and story songs, the denouement may be minimal or nonexistent.
    • Example: “The Death of Queen Jane,” “Racing in the Street,” “Isis”
    • Many songs do not tell stories but often have narrative elements such as a character or a conflict.
  • Listening session:
    • These were the songs discussed (in this order)
    • Anita Best - Bold Lamkin
    • Drive By Truckers - Little Bonnie
    • Alison Kraus - Gravity
    • Linda Ronstadt - Faithless Love
    • James Bay - Stealing Cars
    • Dylan a Day selection - Blind Willie Mctell
    • Bruce Springsteen - Racing in the Street
    • Brandy Clark - Get High
  • Here are the lyric files:
    lyric sheet day one.pdf
    lyric sheet day two.pdf
    • Ideas for make up 600 word assignment
      • Do a quick analysis of some of the songs using the Story Essentials concepts
      • Categorize the songs as stories or story components and outine each story
      • List songs and your reaction ie
        • this song made me feel
        • this song made me think about _
        • I related to ___ in this song